JoeBen Bevirt has ducked the media spotlight—until now. He discusses how electric air taxis will make urban transport cleaner and cheaper. The most recognizable name in the emerging electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) segment, JoeBen Bevirt, broke years-long silence during a webcast with the Washington Post. It turns out heRead More →
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Rolls-Royce will make its bid for the world speed record for an electric aircraft later this summer following minor delays to its ACCEL project. First flight of the modified Sharp Nemesis NXT – called Spirit of Innovation – was due in May, with the record attempt tentatively set for theRead More →
One of the more spectacular crashes was that of Helios Airways Flight 522 Boeing 737 which flew on with a dead cockpit crew until it crashed into a Greek mountainside. The root problem was a breakdown in communication in the cockpit. THE HELIOS 522 CRASH is a good example ofRead More →
As times get increasingly tougher I find increasing evidence of aircraft insurance companies looking for any excuse not to pay. There are good insurance brokers – and underwriters – and er… some not so good ones. This is a story of good insurers not paying – and how things went downhill from there. Read More →
“The aviation industry is in trouble.” Is this necessarily true? The latest financial report of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) weighs-up the possibility of a collapse, blaming COVID-19 and SAA. Is this really the worst-case scenario for this year? The regulatory body reported a near-total loss in revenueRead More →
Around two years ago I ran a series of 12 articles I called ‘The CAA Dossier’ which articulated the frustrations of the aviation community at the manifold failures of the SACAA. However, I became increasingly uncomfortable with that series as it was too often one-sided. The nature of publishing deadlines meant that the CAA could claim that it did notRead More →
There’s a new crop of supersonic aircraft beginning to emerge. Thanks to advances in engine, materials and satellite weather tracking that will enable aircraft to break the sound barrier over land without the disruptive noise pollution of a sonic boom reaching the ground. Aerion, Boom and Spike, for three examples,Read More →
Countries and airlines have banned flights from South Africa, due to the new variant of the Coronavirus in South Africa which may be responsible for the recent surge in infections. Sudan has banned travellers from South Africa, Britain and the Netherlands from 23 December 2020. The ban will last 3 weeksRead More →
Earlier this month rumours started to circulate that Uber was looking to sell its flying taxi division. Now, it looks as though those rumours have been confirmed. Uber announced on Tuesday, 8 December, that it has sold off its flying taxi service, Uber Elevate, to, to a California based electricRead More →
